Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
30.7% of workers in Khordha are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 84% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Khordha, which ranks 1 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 49% and households in the poorest wealth group at 11.5%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,26,212.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Khordha are in the Khordha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Khordha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.